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Remove duplicate FormHelpers from ActionView Helpers guide [ci skip] 

Since there's already a whole seperate guide dedicated to Formhelpers,
there is no need to duplicate them in the ActionView Helpers guide.
We can link to the FormHelpers guide instead.
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@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ Action View Helpers
After reading this guide, you will know:
* What helpers are provided by Action View.
* How to format dates, strings and numbers
* How to link to images, videos, stylesheets, etc...
* How to sanitize content
* How to localize content
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@ -248,22 +251,6 @@ For example, let's say we have a standard application layout, but also a special
### DateHelper
#### date_select
Returns a set of select tags (one for year, month, and day) pre-selected for accessing a specified date-based attribute.
```ruby
date_select("article", "published_on")
```
#### datetime_select
Returns a set of select tags (one for year, month, day, hour, and minute) pre-selected for accessing a specified datetime-based attribute.
```ruby
datetime_select("article", "published_on")
```
#### distance_of_time_in_words
Reports the approximate distance in time between two Time or Date objects or integers as seconds. Set `include_seconds` to true if you want more detailed approximations.
@ -275,99 +262,6 @@ distance_of_time_in_words(Time.now, Time.now + 15.seconds, include_seconds: true
# => less than 20 seconds
```
#### select_date
Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for year, month, and day) pre-selected with the `date` provided.
```ruby
# Generates a date select that defaults to the date provided (six days after today)
select_date(Time.today + 6.days)
# Generates a date select that defaults to today (no specified date)
select_date()
```
#### select_datetime
Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for year, month, day, hour, and minute) pre-selected with the `datetime` provided.
```ruby
# Generates a datetime select that defaults to the datetime provided (four days after today)
select_datetime(Time.now + 4.days)
# Generates a datetime select that defaults to today (no specified datetime)
select_datetime()
```
#### select_day
Returns a select tag with options for each of the days 1 through 31 with the current day selected.
```ruby
# Generates a select field for days that defaults to the day for the date provided
select_day(Time.today + 2.days)
# Generates a select field for days that defaults to the number given
select_day(5)
```
#### select_hour
Returns a select tag with options for each of the hours 0 through 23 with the current hour selected.
```ruby
# Generates a select field for hours that defaults to the hours for the time provided
select_hour(Time.now + 6.hours)
```
#### select_minute
Returns a select tag with options for each of the minutes 0 through 59 with the current minute selected.
```ruby
# Generates a select field for minutes that defaults to the minutes for the time provided.
select_minute(Time.now + 10.minutes)
```
#### select_month
Returns a select tag with options for each of the months January through December with the current month selected.
```ruby
# Generates a select field for months that defaults to the current month
select_month(Date.today)
```
#### select_second
Returns a select tag with options for each of the seconds 0 through 59 with the current second selected.
```ruby
# Generates a select field for seconds that defaults to the seconds for the time provided
select_second(Time.now + 16.seconds)
```
#### select_time
Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for hour and minute).
```ruby
# Generates a time select that defaults to the time provided
select_time(Time.now)
```
#### select_year
Returns a select tag with options for each of the five years on each side of the current, which is selected. The five year radius can be changed using the `:start_year` and `:end_year` keys in the `options`.
```ruby
# Generates a select field for five years on either side of Date.today that defaults to the current year
select_year(Date.today)
# Generates a select field from 1900 to 2009 that defaults to the current year
select_year(Date.today, start_year: 1900, end_year: 2009)
```
#### time_ago_in_words
Like `distance_of_time_in_words`, but where `to_time` is fixed to `Time.now`.
@ -376,15 +270,6 @@ Like `distance_of_time_in_words`, but where `to_time` is fixed to `Time.now`.
time_ago_in_words(3.minutes.from_now) # => 3 minutes
```
#### time_select
Returns a set of select tags (one for hour, minute, and optionally second) pre-selected for accessing a specified time-based attribute. The selects are prepared for multi-parameter assignment to an Active Record object.
```ruby
# Creates a time select tag that, when POSTed, will be stored in the order variable in the submitted attribute
time_select("order", "submitted")
```
### DebugHelper
Returns a `pre` tag that has object dumped by YAML. This creates a very readable way to inspect an object.
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Form helpers are designed to make working with models much easier compared to using just standard HTML elements by providing a set of methods for creating forms based on your models. This helper generates the HTML for forms, providing a method for each sort of input (e.g., text, password, select, and so on). When the form is submitted (i.e., when the user hits the submit button or form.submit is called via JavaScript), the form inputs will be bundled into the params object and passed back to the controller.
There are two types of form helpers: those that specifically work with model attributes and those that don't. This helper deals with those that work with model attributes; to see an example of form helpers that don't work with model attributes, check the `ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper` documentation.
The core method of this helper, `form_with`, gives you the ability to create a form for a model instance; for example, let's say that you have a model Person and want to create a new instance of it:
```html+erb
<!-- Note: a @person variable will have been created in the controller (e.g. @person = Person.new) -->
<%= form_with model: @person do |form| %>
<%= form.text_field :first_name %>
<%= form.text_field :last_name %>
<%= submit_tag 'Create' %>
<% end %>
```
The HTML generated for this would be:
```html
<form class="new_person" id="new_person" action="/people" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post">
<input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="&#x2713;" />
<input type="hidden" name="authenticity_token" value="lTuvBzs7ANygT0NFinXj98tfw3Emfm65wwYLbUvoWsK2pngccIQSUorM2C035M9dZswXgWTvKwFS8W5TVblpYw==" />
<input type="text" name="person[first_name]" id="person_first_name" />
<input type="text" name="person[last_name]" id="person_last_name" />
<input type="submit" name="commit" value="Create" data-disable-with="Create" />
</form>
```
The params object created when this form is submitted would look like:
```ruby
{"utf8" => "✓", "authenticity_token" => "lTuvBzs7ANygT0NFinXj98tfw3Emfm65wwYLbUvoWsK2pngccIQSUorM2C035M9dZswXgWTvKwFS8W5TVblpYw==", "person" => {"first_name" => "William", "last_name" => "Smith"}, "commit" => "Create", "controller" => "people", "action" => "create"}
```
The params hash has a nested person value, which can therefore be accessed with `params[:person]` in the controller.
#### check_box
Returns a checkbox tag tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
# Let's say that @article.validated? is 1:
check_box("article", "validated")
# => <input type="checkbox" id="article_validated" name="article[validated]" value="1" />
# <input name="article[validated]" type="hidden" value="0" />
```
#### fields_for
Creates a scope around a specific model object. This makes `fields_for` suitable for specifying additional model objects in the same form:
```html+erb
<%= form_with model: @person do |person_form| %>
First name: <%= person_form.text_field :first_name %>
Last name : <%= person_form.text_field :last_name %>
<%= fields_for @person.permission do |permission_fields| %>
Admin? : <%= permission_fields.check_box :admin %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
```
#### file_field
Returns a file upload input tag tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
file_field(:user, :avatar)
# => <input type="file" id="user_avatar" name="user[avatar]" />
```
#### form_with
Creates a form builder to work with. If a `model` argument is specified, form fields will be scoped to that model, and form field values will be prepopulated with corresponding model attributes.
```html+erb
<%= form_with model: @article do |form| %>
<%= form.label :title, 'Title' %>:
<%= form.text_field :title %><br>
<%= form.label :body, 'Body' %>:
<%= form.text_area :body %><br>
<% end %>
```
#### hidden_field
Returns a hidden input tag tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
hidden_field(:user, :token)
# => <input type="hidden" id="user_token" name="user[token]" value="#{@user.token}" />
```
#### label
Returns a label tag tailored for labelling an input field for a specified attribute.
```ruby
label(:article, :title)
# => <label for="article_title">Title</label>
```
#### password_field
Returns an input tag of the "password" type tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
password_field(:login, :pass)
# => <input type="text" id="login_pass" name="login[pass]" value="#{@login.pass}" />
```
#### radio_button
Returns a radio button tag for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
# Let's say that @article.category returns "rails":
radio_button("article", "category", "rails")
radio_button("article", "category", "java")
# => <input type="radio" id="article_category_rails" name="article[category]" value="rails" checked="checked" />
# <input type="radio" id="article_category_java" name="article[category]" value="java" />
```
#### text_area
Returns a textarea opening and closing tag set tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
text_area(:comment, :text, size: "20x30")
# => <textarea cols="20" rows="30" id="comment_text" name="comment[text]">
# #{@comment.text}
# </textarea>
```
#### text_field
Returns an input tag of the "text" type tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
text_field(:article, :title)
# => <input type="text" id="article_title" name="article[title]" value="#{@article.title}" />
```
#### email_field
Returns an input tag of the "email" type tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
email_field(:user, :email)
# => <input type="email" id="user_email" name="user[email]" value="#{@user.email}" />
```
#### url_field
Returns an input tag of the "url" type tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
url_field(:user, :url)
# => <input type="url" id="user_url" name="user[url]" value="#{@user.url}" />
```
### FormOptionsHelper
Provides a number of methods for turning different kinds of containers into a set of option tags.
#### collection_select
Returns `select` and `option` tags for the collection of existing return values of `method` for `object`'s class.
Example object structure for use with this method:
```ruby
class Article < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :author
end
class Author < ApplicationRecord
has_many :articles
def name_with_initial
"#{first_name.first}. #{last_name}"
end
end
```
Sample usage (selecting the associated Author for an instance of Article, `@article`):
```ruby
collection_select(:article, :author_id, Author.all, :id, :name_with_initial, { prompt: true })
```
If `@article.author_id` is 1, this would return:
```html
<select name="article[author_id]">
<option value="">Please select</option>
<option value="1" selected="selected">D. Heinemeier Hansson</option>
<option value="2">D. Thomas</option>
<option value="3">M. Clark</option>
</select>
```
#### collection_radio_buttons
Returns `radio_button` tags for the collection of existing return values of `method` for `object`'s class.
Example object structure for use with this method:
```ruby
class Article < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :author
end
class Author < ApplicationRecord
has_many :articles
def name_with_initial
"#{first_name.first}. #{last_name}"
end
end
```
Sample usage (selecting the associated Author for an instance of Article, `@article`):
```ruby
collection_radio_buttons(:article, :author_id, Author.all, :id, :name_with_initial)
```
If `@article.author_id` is 1, this would return:
```html
<input id="article_author_id_1" name="article[author_id]" type="radio" value="1" checked="checked" />
<label for="article_author_id_1">D. Heinemeier Hansson</label>
<input id="article_author_id_2" name="article[author_id]" type="radio" value="2" />
<label for="article_author_id_2">D. Thomas</label>
<input id="article_author_id_3" name="article[author_id]" type="radio" value="3" />
<label for="article_author_id_3">M. Clark</label>
```
Recovering some option passed (e.g. programmatically checking an object from collection):
```ruby
collection_radio_buttons(:article, :author_id, Author.all, :id, :name_with_initial, {checked: Author.last})
```
In this case, the last object from the collection will be checked:
```html
<input id="article_author_id_1" name="article[author_id]" type="radio" value="1" />
<label for="article_author_id_1">D. Heinemeier Hansson</label>
<input id="article_author_id_2" name="article[author_id]" type="radio" value="2" />
<label for="article_author_id_2">D. Thomas</label>
<input id="article_author_id_3" name="article[author_id]" type="radio" value="3" checked="checked" />
<label for="article_author_id_3">M. Clark</label>
```
To access the passed options programmatically (e.g. adding a custom class if checked):
**Sample html.erb**
```html+erb
<%= collection_radio_buttons(:article, :author_id, Author.all, :id, :name_with_initial, {checked: Author.last, required: true} do |rb| %>
<%= rb.label(class: "#{'my-custom-class' if rb.value == Author.last.id}") { rb.radio_button + rb.text } %>
<% end %>
```
#### collection_check_boxes
Returns `check_box` tags for the collection of existing return values of `method` for `object`'s class.
Example object structure for use with this method:
```ruby
class Article < ApplicationRecord
has_and_belongs_to_many :authors
end
class Author < ApplicationRecord
has_and_belongs_to_many :articles
def name_with_initial
"#{first_name.first}. #{last_name}"
end
end
```
Sample usage (selecting the associated Authors for an instance of Article, `@article`):
```ruby
collection_check_boxes(:article, :author_ids, Author.all, :id, :name_with_initial)
```
If `@article.author_ids` is [1], this would return:
```html
<input id="article_author_ids_1" name="article[author_ids][]" type="checkbox" value="1" checked="checked" />
<label for="article_author_ids_1">D. Heinemeier Hansson</label>
<input id="article_author_ids_2" name="article[author_ids][]" type="checkbox" value="2" />
<label for="article_author_ids_2">D. Thomas</label>
<input id="article_author_ids_3" name="article[author_ids][]" type="checkbox" value="3" />
<label for="article_author_ids_3">M. Clark</label>
<input name="article[author_ids][]" type="hidden" value="" />
```
#### option_groups_from_collection_for_select
Returns a string of `option` tags, like `options_from_collection_for_select`, but groups them by `optgroup` tags based on the object relationships of the arguments.
Example object structure for use with this method:
```ruby
class Continent < ApplicationRecord
has_many :countries
# attribs: id, name
end
class Country < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :continent
# attribs: id, name, continent_id
end
```
Sample usage:
```ruby
option_groups_from_collection_for_select(@continents, :countries, :name, :id, :name, 3)
```
Possible output:
```html
<optgroup label="Africa">
<option value="1">Egypt</option>
<option value="4">Rwanda</option>
...
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Asia">
<option value="3" selected="selected">China</option>
<option value="12">India</option>
<option value="5">Japan</option>
...
</optgroup>
```
NOTE: Only the `optgroup` and `option` tags are returned, so you still have to wrap the output in an appropriate `select` tag.
#### options_for_select
Accepts a container (hash, array, enumerable, your type) and returns a string of option tags.
```ruby
options_for_select([ "VISA", "MasterCard" ])
# => <option>VISA</option> <option>MasterCard</option>
```
NOTE: Only the `option` tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in a regular HTML `select` tag.
#### options_from_collection_for_select
Returns a string of option tags that have been compiled by iterating over the `collection` and assigning the result of a call to the `value_method` as the option value and the `text_method` as the option text.
```ruby
options_from_collection_for_select(collection, value_method, text_method, selected = nil)
```
For example, imagine a loop iterating over each person in `@project.people` to generate an input tag:
```ruby
options_from_collection_for_select(@project.people, "id", "name")
# => <option value="#{person.id}">#{person.name}</option>
```
NOTE: Only the `option` tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in a regular HTML `select` tag.
#### select
Create a select tag and a series of contained option tags for the provided object and method.
Example:
```ruby
select("article", "person_id", Person.all.collect { |p| [ p.name, p.id ] }, { include_blank: true })
```
If `@article.person_id` is 1, this would become:
```html
<select name="article[person_id]">
<option value="" label=" "></option>
<option value="1" selected="selected">David</option>
<option value="2">Eileen</option>
<option value="3">Rafael</option>
</select>
```
#### time_zone_options_for_select
Returns a string of option tags for pretty much any time zone in the world.
#### time_zone_select
Returns select and option tags for the given object and method, using `time_zone_options_for_select` to generate the list of option tags.
```ruby
time_zone_select("user", "time_zone")
```
#### date_field
Returns an input tag of the "date" type tailored for accessing a specified attribute.
```ruby
date_field("user", "dob")
```
### FormTagHelper
Provides a number of methods for creating form tags that are not scoped to model objects. Instead, you provide the names and values manually.
#### check_box_tag
Creates a check box form input tag.
```ruby
check_box_tag 'accept'
# => <input id="accept" name="accept" type="checkbox" value="1" />
```
#### field_set_tag
Creates a field set for grouping HTML form elements.
```html+erb
<%= field_set_tag do %>
<p><%= text_field_tag 'name' %></p>
<% end %>
# => <fieldset><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>
```
#### file_field_tag
Creates a file upload field.
```html+erb
<%= form_with url: new_account_avatar_path(@account), multipart: true do %>
<label for="file">Avatar:</label> <%= file_field_tag 'avatar' %>
<%= submit_tag %>
<% end %>
```
Example output:
```ruby
file_field_tag 'attachment'
# => <input id="attachment" name="attachment" type="file" />
```
#### hidden_field_tag
Creates a hidden form input field used to transmit data that would be lost due to HTTP's statelessness or data that should be hidden from the user.
```ruby
hidden_field_tag 'token', 'VUBJKB23UIVI1UU1VOBVI@'
# => <input id="token" name="token" type="hidden" value="VUBJKB23UIVI1UU1VOBVI@" />
```
#### image_submit_tag
Displays an image which when clicked will submit the form.
```ruby
image_submit_tag("login.png")
# => <input src="/images/login.png" type="image" />
```
#### label_tag
Creates a label field.
```ruby
label_tag 'name'
# => <label for="name">Name</label>
```
#### password_field_tag
Creates a password field, a masked text field that will hide the users input behind a mask character.
```ruby
password_field_tag 'pass'
# => <input id="pass" name="pass" type="password" />
```
#### radio_button_tag
Creates a radio button; use groups of radio buttons named the same to allow users to select from a group of options.
```ruby
radio_button_tag 'favorite_color', 'maroon'
# => <input id="favorite_color_maroon" name="favorite_color" type="radio" value="maroon" />
```
#### select_tag
Creates a dropdown selection box.
```ruby
select_tag "people", "<option>David</option>"
# => <select id="people" name="people"><option>David</option></select>
```
#### submit_tag
Creates a submit button with the text provided as the caption.
```ruby
submit_tag "Publish this article"
# => <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Publish this article" />
```
#### text_area_tag
Creates a text input area; use a textarea for longer text inputs such as blog posts or descriptions.
```ruby
text_area_tag 'article'
# => <textarea id="article" name="article"></textarea>
```
#### text_field_tag
Creates a standard text field; use these text fields to input smaller chunks of text like a username or a search query.
```ruby
text_field_tag 'name'
# => <input id="name" name="name" type="text" />
```
#### email_field_tag
Creates a standard input field of email type.
```ruby
email_field_tag 'email'
# => <input id="email" name="email" type="email" />
```
#### url_field_tag
Creates a standard input field of url type.
```ruby
url_field_tag 'url'
# => <input id="url" name="url" type="url" />
```
#### date_field_tag
Creates a standard input field of date type.
```ruby
date_field_tag "dob"
# => <input id="dob" name="dob" type="date" />
```
You can learn more about form helpers in the [Action View Form Helpers
Guide](form_helpers.html).
### JavaScriptHelper